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I don't think Dice K watched Jon Lester's performance the other day. If he did, he needs someone to translate to him the importance of throwing strikes and how dramatically it improves results. It is utterly maddening to watch (or listen to on the radio) a game in which Dice K (Dice BB?) pitches. To make matter worse yesterday he added wild pitches to his repertoire.

From the Good News/Bad News category: Yesterday I suggested that Ray Allen would become the JD Drew of the Celtics. Granted, it's not a perfect comparison as Drew struggled mightily all season last year before hitting the playoff grand slam while Ray has struggled only a few weeks. Anyway, I hoped Allen was watching yesterday's game and that Drew's latest grand slam would trigger the memory of his more dramatic one last year and get Allen off the schnide. It worked as Allen finally started knocking down jump shots and looked much more confident. Unfortunately, Rondo now looks afraid to take shots, even when he creates opportunities off the dribble. Oh yeah, and the Celtics lost their first home game. Maybe that will motivate them to effort a road win.

At some point, I must post something about the fouling and officiating in the NBA. Mark Cuban is right; they need to have a better way to review officials performance and have them call games in a way that makes more sense. Sure scoring is up, but the logic behind some foul calls is so absurd as to ruin the enjoyment of the game.